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Oscar-winning Italian composer Nino Rota, who scored "La Dolce Vita," "The Leopard" and "The Godfather" – among many other masterpiece movies – is set for "Nino" a high-profile documentary being ...

Even by his phantasmagorical standards — Satyricon and La Dolce Vita — Federico Fellini’s 8 1⁄2 is a gorgeous headtrip. Whether you approach it as a parable of the effects of writer’s block on a ...

Federico Fellini’s 1960 film “La Dolce Vita” took risks never before seen in Italian cinema, displaying images and covering themes commonly believed to be taboo, or at the least, improper. Upon its ...

A 2024 Oscar nominee, a virtuoso’s masterpiece, an acclaimed female director’s whimsical drama, a quirky comedy for Gen Zers and a gritty crime drama are all part of the 15th edition of the Italian ...

The history of European directors “going Hollywood” and making the leap to English-language filmmaking is long and uneven. By A.J. Goldmann An Oxford graduate who spoke five languages, she had an ...

Oscar-winning Italian composer Nino Rota, who scored “La Dolce Vita,” “The Leopard” and “The Godfather” – among many other masterpiece movies – is set for “Nino” a high-profile documentary being ...